Rosy Sofia Akbar is a Fijian politician and former Member of the Parliament of Fiji who served as the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation from 2021 to 2022. She is originally from Ba and before entering politics she was Vice-Principal of A.D. Patel College.
Akbar was elected to Parliament in the 2014 election, in which she won 990 votes, and was appointed Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation. Following a cabinet reshuffle in September 2016 she was appointed Minister for Health and Medical Services. She was re-elected at the 2018 election, winning 705 votes, and was appointed Minister of Education.
On 13 February 2023 she resigned from Parliament for health reasons. She was replaced by Virendra Lal.
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21st-century Fijian politicians
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Year of birth missing (living people)